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deyolk

deyolk verb: to remove the yolk from.

Verb

deyolk (third-person singular simple present deyolks, present participle deyolking, simple past and past participle deyolked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the yolk from.
    • Embryo was deyolked.2015 July 11, “Mutagenesis Screen Identifies agtpbp1 and eps15L1 as Essential for T lymphocyte Development in Zebrafish”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of deyolk

third-person singular presentdeyolks
present participledeyolking
past participledeyolked
pastdeyolked

Origin of deyolk

From de- + yolk.

Questions about deyolk

What does deyolk mean?
Deyolk means to remove the yolk from.
What part of speech is deyolk?
Deyolk is a verb.
What is the past tense of deyolk?
The past tense of deyolk is deyolked.

Words near deyolk in the dictionary

  1. Deylamite
  2. Deylamites
  3. Deyo
  4. Deyoe
  5. Deyoes
  6. deyolk
  7. deyolked
  8. deyolking
  9. deyolks
  10. Deyon
  11. Deyos

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